mischance

🇬🇧 UK/.mis'tʃæns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Bad luck or misfortune; an unlucky event or mishap.

不幸;灾难;倒霉的事

v.

To suffer or undergo a misfortune.

遭遇不幸

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
chancestem
=mischance

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    By mischance, he arrived late and missed the entire performance.

  • 2.

    A series of mischances delayed the project's completion.

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